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There’s another city inside London, with its own government, its own police and its own mayor. This tiny spot on the map is the City of London, also known as the Square Mile. It’s only about three square kilometers, but it’s two thousand years old. The Romans founded it under the name Londinium. The body that runs the city is called the “City of London Corporation.” It’s considered one of the oldest local governments in the world that is still working. It even has its own observer in Parliament. The city’s mayor is called the Lord Mayor. And this person is a completely different person from the Mayor of London, who runs all of Greater London. Greater London is made up of thirty-two boroughs, and this small area is counted separately from them. At official ceremonies, even the king is specially welcomed at the city’s old border. The Lord Mayor presents him with the Pearl Sword. This centuries-old ceremony symbolically recognizes the city’s historic rights.